This Visual Studio Code extension adds the option to directly start and restart the PowerBI Visual tools (pbiviz)
for developing Power BI Custom Visuals.
Features
Add 'build-in' support for pbiviz in Visual Studio Code.
Ctrl+F8: Start pbiviz and load the Power BI Custom Visual
Crtl+Shift+F8: Restart pbiviz and reload the new Power BI Custom Visual code
Ctrl+F9: Stop pbiviz
History
0.0.5 (December 5, 2016)
[Bug] Fixed that every restart created a new outout window 'PBIViz Cli Control'
Power BI has the ability to import custom visuals and use them in your reports and dashboards. This is a great option to extent the visual capabilities of Power BI without waiting before Microsoft is adding that visual capability. Even Microsoft has created a gallery of 'approved' visuals to be used with Power BI. First there visuals were uploaded and stored within the report, but this has recently changed with the introduction of the Azure CDN capabilities.
Azure CDN
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Example
See here for an example if the embedded version is not working.
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Recently I ran out of Azure credits before the new billing month was started. The result: Azure automatically disables the account and none of my resources were available. Next question was: how can I use Power BI to keep track of my credits? Can I Power BI help me in managing my Azure credits?
Azure Management API
With powerbi.com there is a content pack related to Azure, but it creates an operational dashboard and there are no spending reported. So I had to create it myself. Luckily a lot of Azure resources/services are available via different REST APIs. The Azure Resource Manager REST API was my first try. Is provides access to resources available within a subscription. But
Of course all posts are based on my information, knowledge, perspective and opinion and therefore it is possible that it is not 'correct'. Also, as a Microsoft BI Consultant, I don't know all products available in the market, which can result in omissions.
To say it simple: feel free to comment, but play nice!
